Pocket water bottle

ABSTRACT

A water bottle that can easily and comfortably fit in a user&#39;s pocket. The bottle has a plurality of rounded edges to allow the bottle to slide easily into a pocket or other small area. The cap of the bottle is such that bottle can be placed in an inverted manner (with cap down) on a surface.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/408,889 filed on Oct. 17, 2016, the disclosure of which, including any materials incorporated by reference therein, are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention generally relates to a water bottle, in particular to a portable water bottle with a cap that can fit in a user's pocket, but can also be placed upside down on a surface on the water bottle's cap when not in the user's pocket. The water bottle can also be placed in areas other than a user's pocket, such as in a waistband, bag, or purse, without creating an unsightly bulge often created by conventional water bottles. Further, the portable water bottle can be placed in a door handle or cup holder of a car, truck or other vehicle.

Bottled water has become increasingly popular. Indeed, bottled water consumption has been steadily increasing, with many people carrying these bottles of water around with them. However, carrying these bottles in one hand is inconvenient, leaving that hand occupied and unable to perform other tasks. Furthermore, standard water bottles are cylindrical and bulky, making it difficult to carry in one's pocket. These standard water bottles typically hold around 16 fluid ounces, which most people do not drink in a single sitting.

The present invention solves these, among other, problems by providing a water bottle that can be placed in a user's pocket but also placed on a surface such as a table.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The water bottle in accordance with the present invention generally comprises a bottle having a base, right and left upper shoulder portions, a front upper edge, a rear upper edge, a front face, a rear face, wherein the right and left shoulder portions connect the front upper edge and rear upper edge to define a first circumference and wherein the front face connects front upper edge with the base and said rear face connects rear upper edge with the base; a cap threadably attached to the bottle, the cap having six edges or having a rounded edge, wherein the edge or edges create a surface on which the bottle can be placed to stand; the bottle having a tapered neck with a threaded portion to mate with the cap; the base having an edge defining a second circumference, wherein the second circumference of the base is less than the second circumference and the bottle tapers from said first circumference to said second circumference; and the front face and the rear face each having a curvature, wherein a degree of curvature of the front face is more than a degree of curvature of the rear face. Further, the cap of pocket water bottle of may have a raised lip around a top edge thereof allowing the bottle to stand on the lip when placed on a surface.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a front perspective view of an exemplary pocket water bottle in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows a front plan view of the exemplary pocket water bottle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 shows a rear plan view of the exemplary pocket water bottle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 shows a left plan view of the exemplary pocket water bottle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 shows a right plan view of the exemplary pocket water bottle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 shows a top plan view of the exemplary pocket water bottle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 shows a bottom plan view of the exemplary pocket water bottle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the bottle portion of an exemplary pocket water bottle;

FIG. 9 shows a side view of the bottle portion of an exemplary pocket water bottle of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 shows a front view of the bottle portion of an exemplary pocket water bottle of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 shows a top view of the bottle portion of an exemplary pocket water bottle of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 shows a bottom view of the bottle portion of an exemplary pocket water bottle of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 shows a perspective view of a rounded cap in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 14 shows a cross section view of the rounded cap in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

An exemplary pocket water bottle 101 in accordance with the present invention can be seen in the FIGS. Water bottle 101 generally comprises a bottle 102 and cap 103. Bottle 101 has a bottle base 104 and right and left shoulders 105 a and 105 b. Right and left shoulders 105 a and 105 b are connected by a front edge 106 and a rear edge 107.

Front edge 106 is generally rounded. Rear edge 107 is also rounded. Front edge 106 is rounded more than rear edge 107 as can be seen in FIG. 6.

The bottle base 104 defines a base circumference. Right and left shoulders 105 a and 105 b, front edge 106, and rear edge 107 define an upper circumference. Upper circumference is greater than base circumference as the body of pocket water bottle 101 tapers from upper circumference to base circumference.

Pocket water bottle also has a front face 108 and a rear face 109, both front face 108 and rear face 109 being curved. The degree of curvature of the front face 108, exceeds the curvature of rear face 109. The curvature of the front and rear faces 109 and 109 allow for easy insertion and holding of the water bottle in a user's pocket and/or waist band, bag, or purse.

Pocket water bottle 101 further comprises a tapered neck 110 and a threaded portion 111 to which cap 103 can be placed. Cap 103 has a threaded portion 112 to mate with threaded portion 111 on the bottle. Below threaded portion 112 on tapered neck 110 is a seal 113.

Seal 113 acts as a shut-off seal to prevent liquid from leaking when pocket water bottle is placed on cap 103. Seal 113 can be either a lid liner or a foam liner, but preferably a foam liner. Seal 113 has a width of between 0.030-0.050 inches, but preferably 0.039 inches (1 mm). Seal 113 has a diameter equal to a diameter of tapered neck 110.

Pocket water bottle 101 is shaped such that a user can place the water bottle upside down on cap 103. In the examples shown herein, cap 103 is hexagonal and round, but the cap could be a number of other shapes without departing from the general scope of the invention. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, cap 103 a is round. Base 104 is rounded such that a user would not be able to place a bottle with cap 103. Indeed the rounded shape of the base indicates to a user that bottle 101 is intended to be placed upside-down on cap 103.

The unique shape of the bottle dictates that most of the weight be carried at the upper portion of the bottle. As such, the bottle cannot simply be placed on a surface, such as a table, without tipping over as with conventional water bottles. The cap in accordance with the present invention is shaped such that it can support the weight of the entire bottle (with liquid therein).

Cap 103 can be hexagonal as shown in FIG. 1-7 or it can be round as shown in FIGS. 13-14 (cap 103 a). Multiple edges defining the hexagonal cap allow a user to grip cap 103 for easy opening. Round cap 103 a can have grooves or a textured edge 114 around a circumference of cap 103 a to allow a user to grip the cap and twist the cap. Either cap can also have a raised lip 115 around a top of cap (seen in FIGS. 13-14) to provide a wider center of balance to the pocket water bottle to allow the bottle to stand the cap.

Moreover, the curvature of the bottle allows the bottle to form around natural curves of a user's body, providing ease during insertion and removal of the bottle and comfort during transport of the same. For example, the curvature of the bottle allows a user to carry the water in a back pocket of a pair of jeans. The bottle design also provides an aesthetic appeal to users with its unique curved features.

The bottle is also shaped and sized such that it can fit into conventional car, truck and mobile transportation cup holders worldwide, but also shaped and sized such that it can easily slide into the pocket, waist band, purse, bag or any other area that the water bottle can fit. For example, the bottle could also be held in a user's sock.

It should be noted that other liquids, besides water, can certainly be placed and transported using this water bottle. In one embodiment, the pocket water bottle in accordance with this invention holds between 7 and 9 fluid ounces.

While the foregoing written description of the invention enables one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand and appreciate the existence of variations, combination, and equivalents of the embodiments, methods, and examples provided herein. The invention should, therefore, not be limited by the embodiments and examples disclosed here, but by all embodiments and methods within the scope and spirit of the invention as claimed. 

1. A water bottle comprising: a bottle having a base, right and left upper shoulder portions, a front upper edge, a rear upper edge, a front face, a rear face, wherein said right and left shoulder portions connect said front upper edge and rear upper edge to define a first circumference and wherein said front face connects front upper edge with said base and said rear face connects rear upper edge with said base; a cap threadably attached to said bottle, said cap having six edges, wherein said six edges create a surface on which the bottle can be placed to stand; said bottle having a tapered neck with a threaded portion to mate with said cap; said base having an edge defining a second circumference, wherein said second circumference of the base is less than said second circumference and said bottle tapers from said first circumference to said second circumference; and said front face and said rear face each having a curvature, wherein a degree of curvature of said front face is more than a degree of curvature of said rear face.
 2. The pocket water bottle of claim 1, wherein said hexagonal cap has a lip around a top edge thereof allowing the bottle to stand on said lip when placed on a surface.
 3. A water bottle comprising: a bottle having a base, right and left upper shoulder portions, a front upper edge, a rear upper edge, a front face, a rear face, wherein said right and left shoulder portions connect said front upper edge and rear upper edge to define a first circumference and wherein said front face connects front upper edge with said base and said rear face connects rear upper edge with said base; a cap threadably attached to said bottle, said cap being round; said bottle having a tapered neck with a threaded portion to mate with said cap; said base having an edge defining a second circumference, wherein said second circumference of the base is less than said second circumference and said bottle tapers from said first circumference to said second circumference; and said front face and said rear face each having a curvature, wherein a degree of curvature of said front face is more than a degree of curvature of said rear face.
 4. The pocket water bottle of claim 3, wherein said round cap has a lip around a top edge thereof allowing the bottle to stand on said lip when placed on a surface. 